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Odisha fire tragedy: Four hospital officials arrested

Four officials including the medical supridentant of Bhubaneswar’s SUM hospital have been arrested on Tuesday evening, a day after at least 22 patients were killed and more than 100 were injured in the tragedy.

NEW DELHI (AP) – A fire broke out late Monday at a private hospital in a city in eastern India, killing at least 23 people, India’s federal health minister said.

Director General (Fire Services) Binay Behera, who visited the hospital, said a report about the incident would be submitted to the government very soon.

The four were booked under Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire and combustible materials) and 34 (common intent) of the IPC, Khurania said.

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has written to Dr. S.C. Jamir, the Governor of Odisha condoling the loss of lives due to a massive fire at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.